Phil Leadbetter

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Phil Leadbetter is one of the leading players of the resonator guitar. In 2005 he was voted IBMA Dobro Player Of The Year at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. At that time, he was only the 3rd person to ever win that award which is given by The International Bluegrass Music Association. Phil was born on March 31, 1962 in Knoxville, TN and was a 1980 graduate of Gibbs High School located in Corryton, TN. He currently plays in bluegrass band Grasstowne.

The Phil Leadbetter Signature Dobro, manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation, is named after him. It features a square neck for steel guitar playing and a single inverted-cone resonator.

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